AT least 15 people were killed and 58 injured when two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh early today, said police.

Three coaches were sent tumbling off the tracks at the Mondolbhag station in the town of Kasba when a Dhaka-bound intercity train and a locomotive bound for Chittagong collided.

“At least 15 people have been killed, and another 58 injured. We have sent the injured to hospitals in the region,” local police chief Anisur Rahman told AFP.

He said train services out of Dhaka were halted after the accident.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation, a railway official told reporters.

“We are still conducting a rescue operation,” he said, adding that faulty signalling may be to blame.

Train accidents are common in Bangladesh, often caused by poor signalling or other rundown infrastructure. – AFP, November 12, 2019.